Tire guard



Get. 16 1923.

o. H. BROWN TIRE GUARD Filed Aug. 30, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I O. H. BROWN TIRE GUARD Filed Aug- 30. 1922 2 sheets-sh et z Brow,

Patented Oct. 16, .1923. p

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Be it known that I, OBEDIAH H. B OW a citizen ofthe United States, residin 'at Oxford, in the county of \Varren and State of New J ersey, have invented anew anduse ful' Tire Guard; of which the 'it'ollowing'is a specification. V

I I This invention aims to provide novel means for hold ng a tread on a vehicle -t1fre,'

regardless of whether the tread-be in the form of a protector, an anti-skidding de- --andbe detached with equal facility. j

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and-to enhance the utility of devices of that-typefto' which the invention appertains.

With'the above and other which will appear asthe description proceeds, the invention resides in the'combina tion and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed. it being understood that, within the scope of what is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the invention shown can be""made without departing from the spirit of the invention. In 7 the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows in side elevation, a device constructed in accordance with the invention; Figure 2 1s a section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, parts being broken away and parts remaining in elevation; Figure 3 is an'elevation show ng a modified form of the 1nvention; Figure 1 is a section on theJli-ne sort, and becauSe IUrther, Iam aware of the fact that no-specific form of tread can.

same application withan atg form of fingers,f the fingers or attachingelements '29 carrying enlarged'heads 30; A

4-4 of Figure? l v In Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings there is shown a tread comprising any desired number of intermediatemembers 1 and terminal members 2, the members 1 and Qibeing detachably interengaged for relative pivotal movement, as designated by the numeral 3. The tread is notdescribed in detail, be-,

cause I Wish touse a tread of any desired be claimed. in the tach ng means.

' Brackets l are attached tothe side. por

tions of the terminal treadi members, the;

verging links 6, the innerends of thelinks" ing heaidlQQ Theotlier end of the'- screw"1-1 'vice, a blow-out'patch orthe like, the con-., struction being such-thatthe' tread maybe:

' held in place readily objects in View,

with each otherandin this way, the tread the drawings.

6' being overlapped oneachfother and being provided with registering. openings 7., .l r

' The numeral .8 denotes a yoke having out+ wardly projecting arms Q-terminating in -latferally extended attaching elements 10 such "as "books; the 'hooks310 being} detach'ably re;

fc'eived in the openings f the links 6. pressure member 11; suchflas a'screw, is

threaded intothe intermediate portion of the I c yoke 8 and is supplied atone endwitha turncarries a ball 14; whereon'faf foot 15 is swiveledf A'lock nutlfi is threaded oirthe screw 11; a 'Thelnumeial 17 marks-a tire,- and the nuthe intermediate portion of the yoke. 8

through 'the instrumentality of 'theturning head 12, the foot 15 being. pressed against.

therim'18, the yoke 8 -moving toward the meral lsdenotesv a'ri m, 'c't r'rying; the tire. 1 The tread extends circumferential'ly' of the 'ti're 17 'andthe' yoke8extends transversely ofthe'rim18. Thescrew 11is advanced inf I I center of-the wheel which carries the tire.

The ""links'fi are drawn toward parallelism isl tightened circumferentially of the tire, and, at the same ;ti me, the treadis drawn incarries the tire. I The screw may beheld in any/position to which it may have been ad- I wardly toward the center of the wheelwhich justed, by advancing the lock nut 16 until 1 tion of the yoke 1 8 as shown in Figure 2 of Passing to Figures 3 and 4, the numeral 19 marks a rim, and the numeral 20 designates the same bears against theintermediiate por a tire on thelrim. Theftread'meinber is'in theform er a bloW-outpatch 21, brackets 22 being secured to the side portions of the" patch. Int-he-brackets;22,.key-hole slots 23 I are formed.

yoke' inclu'dinga cross .bar 25- having re-;' duced ends 26' provided with heads 27. The

I The numeral 24L designates; generally; a;

yoke includes, further, outwardlyllextended v arms .28 mounted to swing-en the ends 27 of the cross bar 26, the arms having lat erally extended attaching elements 29 .in the tightening device; such as. a screw 31 is threaded into the cross bar 25 and is supplied.

a 'foot 34 is swiveled. nut is threaded on the screw 31.

In practical: operation, the blow-out atch 21; is placed on the tire 20, theheads 30. of the arms 28 are passed through the enlarged portions of the keyhole slots 23 in the brackets 22, and, then, the arms 28 are moved inwardly, toward the center of the rotation of the wheel which carries the tire, the Ielements 29 being lodged in the reducedfportions of the key-hole .slots123.; Whenthe i screw 31 is advanced, the foot 3tkbears 7 against the, rim- 19 and the -blow-out patch is held securely on the tire, Thescrew 31- ,,may be heldin'any position towhich it may have been-adjusted, by advancing the nu't'35 until the same bears against the crossbar '25 ofthe yoke 24;. V p 4 What is claimed is v 1 In a device-of the classldescribedy a members; and a pressure member carried by the intermediate portion of the yoke. Y v

p I 2; In a device of the class described, rel- 1 ,atively movable tread'members; links'pivoted to the tread members and having their ends overlapped, the overlapped ends of the links being provlded with registering openings; a yoke detachablyengagedin the openings of thelinks; and a pressure member carried by the intermediate portion of the yoke. I

3. In a device of the class described,rel-

atively movable tread members; converging linkspivoted at their outer ends to the tread members, the inner ends of the links being overlapped and being provided with registering openings; a yoke comprising arms having attaching elements received detachthreaded into the intermediate portion of the yoke; a nut on the screw' and'cooperating with the yoke to hold the screw against movement; and a foot pivotally mounted on the screw. I 1 I ably in the openings of the links; a screw In testimony that I claim the foregoing'as "my own, I'have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

' "OBEDIAH H. B O N; Witnesseszf,

I J OHN, ELLSWORTH,

;.; ORA-'ELLSWOBTH. 

